Grammar Unit 1
1 Complete the email with have to, don’t have to
or mustn’t and the verbs.
change do eat go jog swim
Dear Aidan,
Thanks very much for your email! Yes, I’ve made a
New Year’s resolution too – to get fit!
You know my brother is a sports teacher? Well, he’s
worked out a training programme for me and a new
diet!
First of all, I (1) ______________ for 20 minutes
every weekday before school around the park next
to our flat. Then I (2) ______________ 20 lengths of
my local swimming pool on Tuesday and Thursday
evenings. And, finally, I (3) ______________ to a
yoga class on Saturday mornings.
Luckily he’s not too strict and I (4) ______________
anything on Sundays, which is great! I
(5) ______________ my diet because I eat quite
well but he says I (6) ______________ any
chocolate or cakes. That’s hard because you know I
love sweet things!
I’m going to try for 3 months. You’ll see a new me!
Love,
Katia
2 Complete the second sentence so that it means
the same as the first. Use mustn’t, don’t have to
or shouldn’t / ought not to.
Cars are not allowed to go into the town centre.
Cars mustn’t go into the town centre.
1 It isn’t necessary to use the stairs. There’s a lift.
You . There’s a lift.
2 It’s important that Tanya doesn’t eat nuts. If she
does, she will have a bad allergic reaction.
Tanya . B: ____________________________________
If she does, she will have a bad allergic reaction.
3 It isn’t a good idea to swim after a big meal.
You . project?
4 There’s no need for Mum to go to work today
because it’s a public holiday.
Mum
because it’s a public holiday.
5 It’s rude to talk loudly on a mobile phone in a
restaurant.
People
. ____________________________________
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3 Complete the text with can / can’t, could /
couldn’t, or will / won’t be able to.
I came to live in France with my parents about two
years ago. I couldn’t understand much French at
first and I (1) _____________ only say a few words.
This was a big problem because I started going to a
bilingual French school. I had French lessons at
school, but I also started other classes like Maths in
French immediately, so I had to learn really fast!
Things are much better now. I (2) ______________
understand most of what my teachers say but I still
(3) _______________ always explain my ideas very
well in class. That’s really frustrating!
I hope that one day I (4) _______________ speak
French totally fluently. I know that I probably
(5) _______________ sound exactly like a French
person, but I’m going to work hard on my accent.
4 Put the words in B in the correct order.
A: I don’t understand this question.
B: ask / Mrs / should / help / you / for / York
B: You should ask Mrs York for help.
1 A: Why is David still working?
B: his / to / he / tonight / homework / has / finish
B: ____________________________________
____________________________________
2 A: Why were you so cross yesterday?
B: to / I / wasn’t / to / go / party / allowed / the
B: ____________________________________
____________________________________
3 A: You speak Italian very well.
B: at / speak / last / couldn’t / I / year / all / it
B: ____________________________________
____________________________________
4 A: Why do you look so unhappy?
B: go / won’t / America / able / I / to / be / year /
to / next
____________________________________
5 A: Is it necessary to draw pictures for our
B: to / pictures / you / your / have / draw /
project / for / don’t
B: ____________________________________
____________________________________
6 A: How do I get a scholarship to the university?
B: form / to / you / fill in / need / application / an
B: ____________________________________
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Vocabulary Unit 1
1 Complete the sentences with the words.
career confident creative degree direct
indirect miss protection status voluntary
1 Her _______________ in the company gives her
a special importance.
2 You’re too _______________ . You say what you
think, even if it hurts someone.
3 _____________ prevents harm or damage.
4 He’s so _______________ and always has lots
of new ideas.
5 A _______________ is a job or profession that
you do for a long time, often all your working life.
6 He doesn’t say what he means in an obvious
way. He’s always so _______________ .
7 What ____________ did you do at university?
8 To ______________ someone is when you feel
sad because you don’t see them any more.
9 _______________ work is when you choose to
do something that you want to do but you don’t
get any money.
10 If you’re _______________ , you know that you
will do well.
2 Complete the sentences with the words in
brackets.
1 Scientists are worried about the __________ of
some rainforest _________ because the areas
where they _________ are getting smaller.
(tribes / hunt / survival)
2 When we moved abroad, I felt _________ at
first, but I soon _________ into my new school
and now I feel really at _________ .
(home / settled / homesick)
3 Our _________ time was 4 p.m. but our room
isn’t ready. This is _________ . This hotel should
be more _________ .
(organized / unacceptable / arrival)
4 Mum and Dad think our new school was a good
_________ . School uniform and homework are
_________ and the students are _________ .
(well-behaved / compulsory / move)
3 Write the opposites.
1 rare ____________
2 honest ____________
3 familiar ____________
4 strict ____________
5 compulsory ____________
6 fair ____________
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4 Complete the text with the words. There are two
words that you do not need.
artistic badly-behaved common curious direct
hard-working mathematical organized
I met my friend Naomi at primary school. I liked her
because she was so (1) _____________ – she was
always asking questions. She’s also very
(2) _____________ . She’s never afraid to say what
she thinks! I’m much more (3) _____________ than
Naomi. I keep my things tidy so I know where they
are, but she can never find anything!
We changed to a new school this year. All the
teachers are happy with us because we’re both
(4) _____________ , but we’re good at different
things. I’ve got quite a (5) _____________ mind and
I find solving problems quite easy. Naomi is much
more (6) _____________ than me. She does
amazing paintings and her maps and diagrams are
better than mine too!
5 Are the sentences true or false?
It is quite difficult to remove a tattoo. T
1 The giant panda is a very rare animal. __
2 To win a Nobel Prize is a great achievement. __
3 Wearing a seatbelt in a car is not compulsory in
most countries in Europe. __
4 In Japan there is a special tea ceremony. __
5 You need to study sciences if you want a career
in medicine. __
6 A sociable person likes to spend a lot of time on
their own. __
7 Writing letters to friends is common now. __
8 A badly-behaved child will usually lose their
temper if they can’t have what they want. __
6 Complete the words in the dialogue.
A: I had to change school in January?
B: (1) R_____________ ? Why?
A: My dad got a new job so we had to
(2) m_____________ house.
B: How did you (3) f_____________ ?
A: I was (4) a_____________ at first. I was
worried about having to make new friends.
B: That’s (5) u_____________ . So, what was
your new school (6) l_____________ ?
A: Actually, it was (7) f_____________ . I really
like it. I couldn’t be happier! In the end, it was
a (8) g_____________ move.
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